Driver's License Number?

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
04/11/2016 at 09:37 • Filed to: None

I grew up in Southern California and got my DL there when I turned 16. A few years ago I moved to Missouri for a job, but after getting laid off I’m contemplating moving back to CA. If I do, will I get my old DL license number back or will they issue me a new one?

DISCUSSION (20)

RyanFrew > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/11/2016 at 09:48

My guess would be that you’d receive a new one, but it’s just a guess. Curious why it matters?

Niko's Work Account > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/11/2016 at 09:53

Im curious as to why it would matter

stuttgartobsessed > RyanFrew
04/11/2016 at 09:55

Ditto

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Niko's Work Account
04/11/2016 at 10:02

Well, I’m lazy and still have the old one memorized.

I know everything can be cross-referenced in a database so there’s no escaping your past, not that I have anything to worry about. I’m curious to know if you get assigned a driver’s license number for life, like a social security number.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > RyanFrew
04/11/2016 at 10:09

In the overall scheme of things, it doesn’t matter one bit. I’m lazy and still have the old one memorized, and reusing it would save me the trouble of having to memorize a new one.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/11/2016 at 10:09

If your old license was still in force (i.e. not expired) you may be able to get your old number back. I got a PA license when down for grad school, and then they just reinstated my old MA license, same number and expiration date.

RyanFrew > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/11/2016 at 10:12

Hahahaha, fair enough.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Aaron M - MasoFiST
04/11/2016 at 10:28

I can’t remember when the old one expired, but as I recall, the licenses in California were good for four years so it would be expired by now. I was surprised when I got my MO license back in 2012; the expiration date is in 2019.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/11/2016 at 10:30

If it’s like Ontario, it’ll be the same. Here it’s based off of your birthday and gender, you get it when you’re born and it stays with you.

jminer > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/11/2016 at 11:37

Yeah, if you’re over 21 here it’ll expire 7 years from when you get it, on your birthday.

Where abouts in Missouri are you?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > jminer
04/11/2016 at 11:48

St Louis, just south of downtown. Nice enough place if you can stand all of the shootings and theft.

jminer > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/11/2016 at 11:52

I work downtown just a few blocks from the Arch I live in Jefferson County though.

The streets can get a little sketchy after dark. South city is one of the quieter places though.

There is a reason stl is always in the top 5 most dangerous cities in the US though.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/11/2016 at 12:12

My wife lived in Canada for five years, then moved back to California. She had to get a new license and they issued her original number. Like you, she go her original license at 16 in California. Hope that helps.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/11/2016 at 12:35

I wonder... if you get your license in a state with a low driving age, and the move to a state with a higher one, do they revoke your license?

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
04/11/2016 at 12:41

Yes actually. If you get a license at 16 in Florida and move to somewhere where it’s 17, you can’t have a full license

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
04/11/2016 at 12:47

Normally they require you to get a new license within a certain timeframe (I think it’s 90 days here in Texas, though I went over six months before I got it). If you don’t qualify for one I’d guess you are just stuck. Even if your old license is still valid (presumably the issuing state would have to revoke it), you’d still be in trouble for not complying with the requirement to get a new one (though that is presumably less bad than not having a license at all).

Urambo Tauro > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
04/11/2016 at 12:47

Florida licenses shouldn’t be valid for driving in other states anyway.

McMike > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
04/11/2016 at 12:50

I would expect the 16 year old driver in this case would procrastinate getting their new licence.

jariten1781 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
04/11/2016 at 12:53

Differs. OK downgrades you to whatever age license fits their scheme (ie, even if you have a full license in the previous state you’ll get kicked down to intermediate if you’re under 17), TX gives you a straight transfer maintaining your full privileges but requires you to retake the driving test in all cases if you're <18. I’m sure all the other states differ as well.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Urambo Tauro
04/11/2016 at 13:12

Considering how easy the test was, I agree.

No parallel parking. My driving test involved driving down a residential neighborhood for 5 minutes. 30 mph the whole time. One stop sign. No red lights or anything. And they handed me a license.